Tweet of the Day

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Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year

Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.

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Tweet of the Day: Shoveler

Shoveler

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Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Chris Packham presents the story of the shoveler.  Swimming in circles, their huge beaks trawling the surface, shovelers do the job of baleen whales on our lakes and ponds.   In winter our shoveler population is boosted by Continental birds.   They're rather shy though and you're not likely to see them taking bread on the park lake!

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